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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, April 28, 1960 , | Worth Mentioning ) By Johnny Johnson A year ago control of The Battalion came into the hands of a new group of dedicated men and now today two of this number prepare to turn over the control of The Battalion to new hands. Myself and Bob Saile are the outgoing members of The Battalion staff. Two of the group which took control last year—Bob Weekley and Dave Stoker—departed at the end of the first semester. Tomorrow Bill Hicklin assumes editorship of The Bat talion. Names appearing in bylines tomorrow and next year will be familiar to Battalion readers—most of them are men who have served on The Battalion during the past year. But the names are the only*' thing that will be the same about these men, for tomor row all of them will assume new positions of responsibili ty. On May 1, 1959, The Battalion, under its then new leadership, pledged itself to “. . .work for and favor any plan which we be lieve wil help make Texas A&M an even better and greater insti tution. At the same time we promised to “carefully study and evaluate each situation on its own merits and then make decisions regard ing editorial policy.” We feel that we have done our best to live up to the goals we set for ourselves. We hope part of our readers share these views. The year of my editorship has seen many changes at Texas A&M. In May a dean of students was named and the Aggies won the Southwest Conference Baseball Crown. During the summer a new dean of the School of Arts and Sciences was named. Last fall, enrollment showed an in crease, freshman drop-outs were reduced, and the number of soph omores returning showed .an in crease and the Ags went through another Christmas holiday with out any fatalities. This spring President Earl Rudder was in stalled. These were happenings on the bright side. On the darker side of the pic ture, two Aggies died violent deaths last May and another met a similar fate this April, Dean of the College and Graduate School John B. Page announced earlier this month his resigna tion to take a job at Iowa State and the Texas Legislature de layed until almost the opening of the fall semester before an nouncing its reduced appropria tions for Texas A&M for 1959-61. These are just a few of the things we remember during the past 12 months. There were many more, both good and bad. Other things an editor remem bers are the phone calls he gets from people complaining that their name was misspelled or that a story about their favorite or ganization was left out. Such things as these 'happen daily. These people think the editor puts out the paper singlehanded- ly. They don’t stop to think of all the other responsibilities that belong to the editor or the vast number- of people who work to gether to put out an issue of The Battalion. Approximately 25 to 30 people work four days a week to put out The Battalion. This number in cludes reporters—the backbone of any publication—photographers, editors, typesetters, pressmen, printers, circulation people, book keepers and advertising salesman. Not included are the people who are not regular workers on The Battalion who turn in the many news tips we get without which no publication could survive. The Battalion is also continuously in debt to the many people who give such splendid cooperation when called by a reporter for a story. These are some of the things that come to this editor’s mind when he looks back over the past year. Unfortunately all of his memories are not pleasant ones, but I am grateful that the pleas ant ones far outnumber the un pleasant ones. Fortunately a publication does not die when the editorship changes. The only thing that may change is the personality of the publication. The Battalion will continue to be one of the class of enterprises which puts out its mistakes for everyone to see—something newspapers have been doing since their inception and will continue to do as long hs' they’ are published. I cannot begin to thank all the many people who have helped me during the past year. All I can do is ask one more favor of them—that they give Bill Hick lin and his staff the same fine cooperation they have seen fit to give me and my staff. As this will be the last appear ance of Worth Mentioning and my last effort as editor of The Battalion, I consider it appropri ate to end this column with an old journalist’s term for the end —30. Mr. 4% asks- > "You want the most for your money, don't you?" Albert W. Seller, Jr. ’51 Jefferson Standard, now guaran* teeing 2'/i% on policies currently issued, has never paid less than 4% interest on policy proceeds left on deposit to provide income. 4% is ihe highest rate of interest paid by any major life insurance company. 2607 Texas Avenue Bryan TA 2-0018 'Over $1.8 Billion Life Insurance in Force THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu- ieni writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op erated by students as a community newspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications, at Texas A&M College. Members of the Student Publications Board are L. A. Duewall, director of Student Publications, chairman ; Dr. A. L. Bennett, School of Arts and Sciences; Dr. 1C. J. Koenig, School of Engineering; Otto R. Kunze, School of Agriculture; and Dr. K D. McMurry School of Veterinary Medicine. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is published in College RLaU'Ti, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. Entered as second-class atter at the Post Office College Station, Texas, under the Act of Con gress of March 8. 1870. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Ass’n. Represented nationally by N a t i o n a 1 Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An geles and San Francisco. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of ipontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter here in are also reserved. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester, $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion Room 4. YMCA. College Station, Texas. News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-8618 or VI 6-4910 or at the rditorial office. Room 4, YMCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. tatt^my JOHNSON - - EDITOR Bill Hicklin Managing Editor Joe Cailicoatte Sports Editor Robbie Godwin News Editor “ .. . after giving this much thought, I’ve decided to withdraw from th’ rodeo this week end!” Letters To The Editor The Battalion welcomes letters to the editor but reserves the right to edit lette Molokai, the leper colony in Ha waii, is an island 40 miles long and 7 miles wide. for brevity, clearness and accuracy. Short letters stand a better chance for publication since space is at a premium. Unsigned letters will not be published... Editor, The Battalion: A hearty congratulations should be given to that worthy soul whose responsibility it is to pro vide obstacles to the educational process at A&M. Certainly he spends many long hours—much more than the usual eight per day—at his task. As evidence of this, we see in action every day, the perfectly coordinated scheme he has devised. Just today, I saw and experi enced many of his ingenious op erations. Early this morning, I arrived at the Academic Building in time to see the arrival of the merry tin-snippers. These people have an excellent repertoire of discord with which they serenade the busy students, but this is not their best weapon against our education. When I arrived at the room where I customarily meet my morning class, I found that some genius—and he must have been a genius—had decided to use this room for a warehouse. An excellent use for the room, I say—much better than leaving it in the irresponsible hands of some mad educator. This was only the first of many such diversions available today. Later on in the morning, I wit nessed the execution of a capital idea. You see, our trusty coord inator of interference found that if one turns the sprinkler system on just before the hour, the stu dents can’t go to class. Of course, some brave spirits do dash through the watery cross-fires and go anyway, but they just aren’t playing fair. Of course, the attack upon study in the dormitories must be mentioned. With excellent fore sight, he has unleashed fiery and unmuffled lawnmowers to circle regularly all dormitories during the day, and then at night, he delivers the supreme attack. A distinguished team of ex-armor Re-Elect Raymond A. Nolan Candidate for COMMISSIONER Precinct No. 1 Courteous, Efficient, Experi enced, and Honest Pd. Pol. Adv. , The Triangle Drive-In Is Now A Howard Johnson’s Featuring 28 Flavors Of Ice Cream makers, gathered from afar for this campaign, arrives every night and holds a reunion around the garbage cans of each dorm. This coupled with the whining of the wonderful white conveyance manages to put the finishing touches on his campaign for the day. In the light of these and other truly worthwhile efforts of this gentleman, I say and I’m sure you will agree, this man deserves a hearty “Well done!” Harley H. McAdams, ’60 # DRIVE-iN ^THEATRE ARS fRtt THURSDAY and FRIDAY “THE LAST VOYAGE” With Robert Stack Plus “THE JOURNEY” With Deborah Kerr TODAY THRU SATURDAY jTHE MAH WHO KMEW a\0* TOO MUCH -.—TECHNICOLOR Also “SABRINA” Humphrey Bogart William Holden Audrey Hepburn SATURDAY MIDNIGHT SHOW “BABETTE GOES TO WAR” Brigitte Bardot By JAMES MARLOW Associated Press News Analyst WASHINGTON (TP) — The American people are being pre pared not to expect much more from the Paris summit meeting May 16 than a pleasant get- together between the West and the Soviet Union. Is anything going to be solved there ? Probably not. President Eisenhower Wednes day and French President Charles de Gaulle last week played down the idea of solutions and played up the hope the summit would produce better relations with the Soviets. A great deal of time, a number of meetings, and a lot of visiting back and forth by heads of state and their foreign ministers have gone into the preparations of the Western Alies for the Paris con ference. What they seem to lack is new ideas. What they seem to have is rigidity. If all that the statesmen and diplomats have said — in speeches, statements and com- a Distributed by BUENA VISTA Film Distribution Co.. Inc. Show Opens at 6 p. m. CIRCLE STARTS FRIDAY APRIL 29 Walt Disney’s “THIRD MAN ON THE MOUNTAIN” Also Robert Ryan “Day of the Outlaw” QJtjr Au%ttttr luttmthoum Now?. . . m short sleeves Two ideas to keep warm weather in the fashion front: a soft batiste with University styling . .. and luxurious hopsack oxford, in pullover model. 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At his news conference Wednes day Eisenhower was asked about his hopes for the summit session with De Gaulle, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and British Prime Minister Harold Macmil lan. “I think the most we can hope for, at this time,” he said, “is ease of tensions, so some evidence that we are coming closer to gether ■— sufficiently so that people have a right to feel a little bit more confident in the world in which they are living and its stability. “Now, how this might come about I don’t know. There is, of course, the subject of ceasing of tests, and with a controlled sys tem for that, for developing some step in disarmament, and for greater contacts, particularly cul tural contacts. I think that there are a number of ways in which this might begin. And that’s about all you can say.” This was pretty much an echo of what De Gaulle had said re peatedly at different places on his visit to Washington last week. He told a National Press Club luncheon that the matter of re lations between East and West is the question with which the sum mit conference “primarily must grapple.” He said this would create the atmosphere for handling other problems like disarmament, Ger many, and aid for underdevelpped countries. He said solutions for them “at the moment are impos sible.” Advertisement ROBBIE GODWIN LOOKS AT mm m| mgm ' mmm LIFE mm RHHHHr Friends, if you haven’t got a system, you are nowhere. No matter how strict the rules are at coed colleges, some students find a way to beat it. For example, at the University of California, after telephone connections go off at 11 p.m. study lamps become a means for flashing Morse code signals to the opposite sex. And what about the new styles of dormitories—with all the square projections from the windows? They are converted into a mon strous chessboard. These and other antics of the California group are pictured in LIFE this week. Sports Sacrifices Many recruiting drives have been made for players in the newly- organized American Football League, but none so strange as the Los Angeles club. They tried their fans for prospective talent, inviting them to a public tryout. Many fudged a little about their weight, but all sizes and types showed up, from bartenders to stunt men. After several bay windows had been knocked in and other odd injuries had been received, three were accepted to the Chargers’ summer camp. French Grandeur French President Charles De- Gaulle’s visit to the United States prompted a picture series on some of France’s beautiful shrines and statues of their heroic past. The color series in LIFE sents these places in all scenic grandeur, and if any of you armchair world-travelers desire some sights to add to your reper toire, here is your chance. Korean Riots From peace in France to riots in Korea as university students face police in protest of the elec tions held lasE March. The police men killed three in quelling the riot, and the pictures of the story unfold on LIFE’s pages this week. An eye-witness report from TIME-LIFE’s Tokyo Bureau Chiel tells the story of the rioting from the point of view of the man on the street, which is exactly where Alexander Campbell was. Recreation Everyone must have his try at the trampoline, the new challenge to the American people. This sport requires quite a bit more exertion than a hula-hoop, and is consider ably more dangerous. So any of you amateurs proceed with caution and don’t get too many ideas from the pictures shown in LIFE. School Problems The dropout figures from the nation’s high schools are rising daily, and LIFE sets out to show the problem this week, and pro pose a solution next week. This problem is tragic to the boys and girls involved, and a study is definitely going to be of interest to educators all over the nation. English Sports Steeplechasing, that ancient sport involving dangers to men and horses from falls and the barriers themselves, is covered in chlor by LIFE’s photographers. All the beauty and thrill of the sport, plus the aftermath, is captured in this series. Add these to your world travels folder, all you who plan a voyage to merrie England this summer or so. Burlesque Ever wonder what happened to real burlesque, that which was so popular even before the Ziegfeld era? Here are the facts: In this issue of LIFE the story, taken from a book to be published soon, is told ow how bankers, law yers and their families turned out to watch the shows of the 1870’s. It's rise and fall, and a complete coverage of the best acts in be tween are told in full. Are you missing your LIFE? pre- their